Meat mold



Jan. 2

J. KIPPER 1,988,558

MEAT MOLD Filed Sept. 26, 1951 H 37 5+ 2 7 F4. 3 2o 6 /0 ,le I r a! 27 i if 22 5 1&4

INVENTO'R 22 Asap/2 K/pper BY vi MW ATTORNEY I Patented Jan. 22, 1935 1 UNITED; STATES PATENT o-FFI-c'E,

' t H 1,988,558 f p p lVIEAI MOLD a Joseph Kipper, Seattle, Wash'. Application- September 26, 1 931, Serial No. 565,293 dolaimsl" (o1; ion-+57) My inventionrelatestoimprovements in meat J'ustable end plate-substantially on broken line molds'and my -present invention is in the nature 4-4 -ofFig. 5. Hi?

of an improvement on the meat molds dis- Fig. 5 is a detached sectional view of said closed'in my Patent No. 581,640, issued- April end plate substantially on broken--line 5"5"of -20,"1926', and myprior application Serial No. Fig. 4. 15:

408,624; 'Filed'Nov. 20} 1929; Fig. 6- 'is' a' fragmentary sectional view' sub The primary object of my present invention stantially n broken line 6 -6 0f F 4i Q is to-provide a meat mold which is adjustable In prepar meat; es c a y hams'and p to' vary the length of the molded loaf whereby ders 0? po for t r itvisicommon Brace ds of'one size may be usedfer ham of dire 11106 to remove the honest and then mp s ferent size or for different amounts of meat andoook the-meat in a mold. In myp r without variation in the cross sectional size of 6111?, hereinbefore d fi d, I v WII a-mO d the finished loaf, it being understood thatthe receptacle vi s r i n l Shape size of the slice which may be cut from a loaf sp ndin t t shape leaf oi br adis determined by the cross section of the loaf my present application P e 0 re ain h s} 157 and 'that slices of uniform size aredesirable; ape bu Ii 10 101 thusl m t my e as A more specific object f; my i ti ei rt obviously molds ofvarious cross sectional sha'pe provide a meat mold having an adjustable end' ay be used! plate therein, said adjustablee'nd' plate having Referring to d aw th oughout-which a spring expanded relatively telescopic portion like referencelnumelfllS designate p 20? whereby the size of said adjustable end plate Show a rectangular-1Y- ped' inte o emay vary autumatically in response to pressure ceptacle having side Walls-5, endwalls- 6 8,116. a of a resiliently supported movable "coverplate curved? bottom e ved bottom Wa '7 which i's movablydisposed within said'molcl; Corresponding to t u v d-Sided a oaffof 2 5" Another bject, of my. n t i t q de bread. The'end walls extend below the curved an adjustable endplate of novel and' efficient 1901311011117 130 form, q pp 0n" W bh o t t for y i t t id; dthe moldr'receptaclemayrest; All corners-withplate being arranged t i n e posiin the moldi'are'neatlyroundedas at 9 toavoid tion after it has been set and: the cover a forming p ts-w h'a unsani a ya d dif r- 3D p1ied r 1 cult toclean and the topedge of the mold is 301 Another object is, t provide a t ld of curved outward slightly as at 10', to facilitate this nature which y b e conveniently olderthe insertion therein of apresser plate l'l" which ated' by hand, and one in which the meat'will forms a? telescopic cover h fi s tobe maintained under constant pressureregardmOId-l The vedges 0f the D e e P 136 a e less'of shrinkage of the meatduring cookingor flanged downwardly as at 110 a o d a be ter treating processes, bearing against the sides of the mold and to I Further objects ar t provide gemeat m. formza concave 'surface on the side ofth'e presser that is strong and" compact; in construction, plate xtt t a vThe presser p at fits neatin appearance,- easy tu,m3,nipu13,te 1101; ex closely-within the moldsothat the-meat=can 110i;

pensive tom nuf t a J -t t Sam-u be5forced'upwardlybetweenithe wallio'fithe mold taryand easily-cleaned and sterilized; andtthe edge of:the presser plate. l Other and more specific objectswillibe ap- The presser plate 11 a tW p y D Da ent rom the following description taken in jecting studs"13 of'semicircu1ar-crossasection on n connection) with the accompanying drawing. 1 d Whichlfit squarely and ab1y' Inthedrawing Figure-llis a plan View looka ainst the fl t sides 0f twe'v h studs 45 m d Qnt0.the top: of a at' 1d, wh'ichfextend' downwardly from a retainer bar structed in accordance withzmysinvention, parts 15; Compression springs 16Vare..1provided:onthe being shown-in: section. substantially on broken studs 13 and: 14between. the D p a 7 line 1.'-1 of Fig.1.: and the retainer bar 15' to exert acdownwar'd Fig, 21 wi i i l itudi lis tionvof. the pressure on the presser plate when saidipresser same substantially on broken line 2-'-2of Fig. 1'. pla e is p d the p of d full o Fig. 3 isa1view:in crossisectionxon broken line meat and: the retainer bar is made fast tottheei 33 of? Fig; 2',theadjustableendaplate-being mold. The respective ends of the springs 16 n shown in elevation; arepreferably inserted'within holes r25 inuthe Fig. 4 1s a detachedsectional:view ofatheaad; bases of the studs: 13 and.14'so:thatfthesprings will remain in the engaged position as long as: upward pressure is exerted on the retainer bar; or until they are disengaged manually. Theopposite sides of the teeth 20 andrlugs 21.-ar.e-

inclined so as to ride over each other when the retainer bar is pushed downglfr. I

The adjustable end plate, which ion 1s the.

subject matter of this invention, is preferably composed of three pieces,'-22, ,23-1and-j24; The

two pieces 22 and 23 form the main body -of the end plate and are. secured together by screws 25. The other piece 2 4 is telescopically disposed relative to the pieces 22 and 23 and is urged to thev outermost limit of its movement by compression springs 26.; The piece 22 is notched as at27 for the slidable reception of the bottom portion 28 of the piece 24, which bottom portion 28v is of narrower width than the top portion of said piece 24. The narrower bottom portion 28 of the relativelytelescopic piece 24 is providedwith two vertical rib portionsBO, of greater, width than.

the portion 28, whichare bored as at 31 for the reception of the springs 26. The lower ends of thesprings 28 seat within recesses.32 in the piece 22. The pieces 22 and 23, are both grooved as indicated at 33 and .34 respectively to afford working'clearance for. the rib'portions'30 of the piece 24. ,A shoulder 35 at the'upper end of each.

groove 34 is arranged tooverhangthe upper end 360i the rib 30 -which;;operates in said groove, as best shown in .,Fig. 5, to limit the upward movement of thepart 24.

The ,part 24 is. essentially placed between the parts 22 and 23 when said parts are put together and; before the screws 25 are tightened. After the screws 25 have been tightened the three parts 22,23 and 24are securedtogether leaving. the; part24 telescopic and free to be pressed.

downwardly by the presser plate 11. .Notches 37 in the upper corners of the part-24 are provided to interfitthe flange 12 on the presser plate 11..

OtherV shaped notches 38 in the sides of the partsf22 and, 23 toward the lower end thereof are provided to fit over ribs 39 which are formed on ,the inner. sides. of the housing and extend from-one end-6: of said housing outwardly far enough to'cover, the desired range of. movement Ofuthe adjustable; plate. The bottoms of the parts 22 and 23.are rounded, as shown, where a mold having a vroundedbottom' is used.

The, adjustable end platexis easily inserted in the container byplacing it in that portion of said:.container' which is free from the ribs 39 and then .sliding the same endwisewithin the container over the ribs 39. It may be removed in a similar manner by first moving it clear of therribs 39..

In filling this'meat mold the adjustable end plate is first placed in the mold receptacle and moved to a position near the end 6 of said mold receptacle adjacent the rib 39. The meat is then inserted and presseddown into the mold and at the same time the movable end plate is pressed moving downwardly at the same time. 'time the cooking is finished the part 24 of the F adjustable endplate-will have reached substan- ..tially.;i t s, lowermost position irrespective of the lengthbf the meat loaf. This always insures a tightly enough against the meat so that the top of the meat is brought approximately to the level of the top of the movable end plate. The presser plate is then applied and pressed tightly down onto the top of the meat and onto the top part 24 of the adjustable end plate, the springs 16 on the presser plate being placed under compression, said springs 16 being substantially stronger than the springs 26 in the adjustable end plate. The mold with the meat therein is-then ready to be placed in thecooker. As themeat'is cooked it will be maintained under constant pressure and there will be some shrinkage, which will be taken up by downward movement of the presser platey the part 24 of the adjustable end plate By the meatloaf of substantially the same cross sectionalsize irrespective of the size of the'ham 'or the amount of meat which is placed in the mold.

This mold is especially adapted for cooking meat but it may'alsobe used for cooking othermaterials which are to 'bB' cooked in the form of a loaf;

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing clearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes in the invention may be made as are fairly within the scope and spirit of the fol" lowing claims. i

I claim:

1. A meat mold of the class described, embodying a mold receptacle, a presser plate resilientlyj supported and. telescopically disposed .within the open top side of said mold receptacle,

adjustable upright end. plate means movable lengthwise within said mold receptacle in a direction at right angles to the direction of movement of said presser plate, said end plate means embodying relatively telescopic parts resiliently urged into extended position and compressible by engagement of said presser plate, and guide means within said mold receptacle cooperating with said end plate means whereby said end plate means is held in upright position and guided for longitudinal adjustment within the receptacle."-

12. A meat mold of the class described, embodying a mold receptacle, a presser plate telescopically disposed therein, springs resiliently supporting said presser plate, adjustable end plate means movable lengthwise within said mold receptacle, said end plate means being compressible in response .to pressure of said presser plate, and ribs on the inner walls of said .mold receptacle extending lengthwise of the receptacle fora distance less than the length of the receptacle whereby said end plate means may be inserted within the portion of said receptacle which is clear. of said ribs, said end plate means having grooves in the sides thereof which fit-slidably over said ribs.

3. A meat mold of the class described, embodying a mold receptacle, a presser plate resiliently supported and telescopically disposed within said mold receptacle, manually adjustable upright end plate means movable within said mold receptable in a direction at right angles to the direction of movement of saidpresser plate sectional area of loaf regardless of the amount of material used, said end plate means embodying a lower main portion adapted to fit within the lower portion of said mold receptacle and a relatively telescopic spring pressed upper portion arranged to be engaged by said presser plate, said lower end plate portion having notches in the sides thereof, and longitudinal ribs in the sides of said mold receptacle forming trackways over which the notches in the lower portion of said end plate means slidably fit whereby said end plate means is held in an upright position within said mold receptacle.

4. An adjustable Wall for a mold of the class adjacent said recess having vertical arcuate grooves therein, a stop shoulder provided at the upper ends of the arcuate grooves in one of said lower plate members, an upper plate member slidably disposed within the recess in said lower plate members, cylindrical portions on said upper plate member disposed within said arcuate grooves in said lower plate members, the upper ends of said cylindrical portions forming shoulders for engagement with the shoulders at the upper portion of the lower plate member whereby relative movement of said two plate members is limited, means releasably-securing said two lower plate members together, and compression springs interposed between the upper plate member and the lower plate members urging the same into extended position.

JOSEPH KIPPER. 

